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Transistor Radio - M. Ward
  • Band Name: M. Ward
  • Record Label: Merge
  • Release Date: Feb 22, 2005
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78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critics What's this?

User Score
9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 28 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Portland, Ore. singer-songwriter's fourth album includes contributions from members of Rilo Kiley, My Morning Jacket, The Decemberists and Giant Sand.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Drowned In Sound
    90
    My album of the year - whatever year it is.
  2. Delusions of Adequacy
    90
    Musically imaginative, robustly performed, and drawn from a golden well of warmth and intelligence.
  3. Alternative Press
    40
    Most of Ward's quiet, contemporary folk songs are mere sketches, mediocre if not unmemorable. [Apr 2005, p.126]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. NickR
    10
    amazing!! the whole album ties itself tegether all of those songs need one another to give the album the effect that it had
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  2. Spencer
    10
    ROCKPALAST! If you're a fan of his newer album, Post-War, you should definitely check out this one!!!
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  3. alecb
    10
    A timelessly beautiful album. Pure and heartfelt, M. Ward pays homage to America of yore, and points to a bright future for the new folk/Americana movement.… Expand
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